1The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,The darkness falls at Thy behest;To Thee our morning hymns ascended,Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
2We thank Thee that Thy Church unsleeping,While earth rolls onward into light,Through all the world her watch is keeping,And rests not now by day or night.
3As o’er each continent and islandThe dawn leads on another day,The voice of prayer is never silent,Nor dies the strain of praise away.
4The sun that bids us rest is wakingOur brethren ’neath the western sky,And hour by hour fresh lips are makingThy wondrous doings heard on high.
5So be it, Lord; Thy Throne shall never,Like earth’s proud empires, pass away;Thy Kingdom stands, and grows for ever,Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
Text from archive.org. Public domain in the US and UK.
Sung at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. (source)
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In a Church of England funeral hymns may be sung at any suitable point; the Church's own step-by-step guide places one once everyone has gathered and another after the prayers. At a Catholic funeral Mass there is an entrance song, Communion hymns and a closing hymn at the procession.
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